Michael Purcell's Astrophotography

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NGC7479

This is a very graceful example of an open barred spiral glaxy. Its official structural type is "SBb". You might want to adjust your monitor's intensity and contrast to help see its shape.

I took this picture from my driveway.

Constellation	Pegasus
Right Asc (hh:mm:ss)	23:04:54
Declination(deg:sec)	12:19
Magnitude	11
Size (ArcMin)	4x3
Tirion SkyAtlas 2000	#17
Uranometria 2000	#213

CCD Camera Parameters

ST-7 Compressed Image
File_version = 3
Data_version = 1
Exposure = 5 minutes
Focal_length = 63.000
Aperture = 65.9400
Response_factor = 300.000
Note = Picture taken 11/11/95 at 21:19:37
Background = 330
Range = 64
Height = 510
Width = 765
Date = 11/11/95
Time = 21:19:37
Exposure_state = 37
Temperature = -29.72 C
Number_exposures = 1
Each_exposure = 5 minutes
History = DFcLM
Observer = Michael Purcell
X_pixel_size = 0.0090
Y_pixel_size = 0.0090
Pedestal = 0
E_gain = 3.00
User_1 = CCDOPS for DOS Version 2.05

This page last updated on June 14, 1998 Contact Michael Purcell